MINISTER'S DEATH SUDDEN
__Rev. George P Rich, of Boring, Passes Away After Brief Illness__
In the death of Rev. George P Rich, of Boring, last week, at Molalla, where he had been holding services, there passed a well-known minister and veteran of the Civil War. Friday, November 13, while on the way to church he was stricken with paralysis and died the following Monday. He was born August 16, 1847, in Crawford County, Illinois, and received his education in the public schools of that state. He enlisted in the Union army and served with credit in a number of engagements, being discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, at the close of the war. March 29, 1865, he was married to Miss Nancy Hickey, and they came to Oregon by way of California in 1875, arriving in May of that year. Shortly afterwards, he took up a homestead in the eastern part of Clackamas County, on which he resided till death. He began preaching in 1873 and was engaged in evangelistic work when stricken. He is survived by his widow and eight children. The funeral was held Monday, and the interment was in Damascus Cemetery.
Microfilm - Lake Oswego Library, November 21, 1908
Transcript of article/obituary
Served with Company E, 154th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War.
__Rev. George P Rich, of Boring, Passes Away After Brief Illness__
In the death of Rev. George P Rich, of Boring, last week, at Molalla, where he had been holding services, there passed a well-known minister and veteran of the Civil War. Friday, November 13, while on the way to church he was stricken with paralysis and died the following Monday. He was born August 16, 1847, in Crawford County, Illinois, and received his education in the public schools of that state. He enlisted in the Union army and served with credit in a number of engagements, being discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, at the close of the war. March 29, 1865, he was married to Miss Nancy Hickey, and they came to Oregon by way of California in 1875, arriving in May of that year. Shortly afterwards, he took up a homestead in the eastern part of Clackamas County, on which he resided till death. He began preaching in 1873 and was engaged in evangelistic work when stricken. He is survived by his widow and eight children. The funeral was held Monday, and the interment was in Damascus Cemetery.
Microfilm - Lake Oswego Library, November 21, 1908
Transcript of article/obituary
Served with Company E, 154th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War.
MINISTER'S DEATH SUDDEN
__Rev. George P Rich, of Boring, Passes Away After Brief Illness__
In the death of Rev. George P Rich, of Boring, last week, at Molalla, where he had been holding services, there passed a well-known minister and veteran of the Civil War. Friday, November 13, while on the way to church he was stricken with paralysis and died the following Monday. He was born August 16, 1847, in Crawford County, Illinois, and received his education in the public schools of that state. He enlisted in the Union army and served with credit in a number of engagements, being discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, at the close of the war. March 29, 1865, he was married to Miss Nancy Hickey, and they came to Oregon by way of California in 1875, arriving in May of that year. Shortly afterwards, he took up a homestead in the eastern part of Clackamas County, on which he resided till death. He began preaching in 1873 and was engaged in evangelistic work when stricken. He is survived by his widow and eight children. The funeral was held Monday, and the interment was in Damascus Cemetery.
Microfilm - Lake Oswego Library, November 21, 1908
Transcript of article/obituary
Served with Company E, 154th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War.
__Rev. George P Rich, of Boring, Passes Away After Brief Illness__
In the death of Rev. George P Rich, of Boring, last week, at Molalla, where he had been holding services, there passed a well-known minister and veteran of the Civil War. Friday, November 13, while on the way to church he was stricken with paralysis and died the following Monday. He was born August 16, 1847, in Crawford County, Illinois, and received his education in the public schools of that state. He enlisted in the Union army and served with credit in a number of engagements, being discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, at the close of the war. March 29, 1865, he was married to Miss Nancy Hickey, and they came to Oregon by way of California in 1875, arriving in May of that year. Shortly afterwards, he took up a homestead in the eastern part of Clackamas County, on which he resided till death. He began preaching in 1873 and was engaged in evangelistic work when stricken. He is survived by his widow and eight children. The funeral was held Monday, and the interment was in Damascus Cemetery.
Microfilm - Lake Oswego Library, November 21, 1908
Transcript of article/obituary
Served with Company E, 154th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War.
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